Siding shingles



May 23, 1933. c. P. COWAN SIDING SHINGLES Original Filed April 22. 1929FIG 2 INVENTOR OLAR E NC E.P. COWAN AT T OILN'EYS Patented May '23, 1933CLARENCE P. OOWAN, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE PATENT AND LICENSING CORPORATION, OF BOSTON,MASSACHU- SETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS SIDING SHINGLESApplication filed Apr-i122, 1929, Serial No. 357,246. Renewed November22, 1932!.

, This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shingles andparticularly to shingles used for covering walls or sidings and theobject of the invention is to provide shingles which will simulate brickwhen laid on a wall.

According to my invention, I provide a shingle of the usual shape withslots extend ing inwardly from one edge. The shingles are each made intwo colours one colour being the same as brick, while the other may beleft black or the colour of mortar. The shingles when laid on a wall,show a plurality of rectangles substantially the same size as the sideof a brick, each surrounded by a border approximately the same thicknessas the thickness of mortar usual in a brick wall.

In the drawing which illustrates my invention,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wall covered with my improved type ofshingle.

Figure 2 1s a perspective view of one of my improved shingles.

Referring more particularly to'the drawing, 1 have shown the shinglewith different shades of stipp'ling, as this will facilitate the readingof the drawing and also bring out very clearly where the improvementlies. The shingle designated 11 is of substantially rectangular formwith slots 12 cut therein at spaced intervals and from the edge 13. The

main body of the shingle is of the usual construction, that is a feltbase covered or saturated with a waterproofing compound such as asphalt.The slots 12 are preferably but not necessarily made deeper than thedepth of the ordinary standard'brick. The surface which is exposed tothe weather is covered with a wear resisting material of granular form.The granular material used is of two diiierent colours, one the samecolour as the brick it is desired to simulate, while the other colour ismade the same as mortar, or black, the colour of the asphalt. The slotsas will be seen divide one side of the shingle into tabs and the brickcolouring thereon preferably does not extend the full depth of the slotsso that when laid on a \wall, rectangular brick coloured surfaces areexposed. In the shingle detailed in FigureQ, two tabs are shown, but

the number of slots.

this number may be increased if so desired by lengthening the shinglestrip and increasing When laying the shingles on a wall, plain black ormortar coloured shingles 14' are first laid along the lower edge of thewall. The two coloured shingles are then used and laid in the usualmanner, with the lower edges of the lowermost course spaced above thebottom edge of the shingles 14, about three eighths of an inch or theusual thickness of mortar. In laying all the other courses of the twocoloured shingles, the lowermost edges of the shingles of each courseare spaced above the line 15 of the shingles of the adjacentoverlappedcourse. The line 15 is provided by the different colouring of eachshingle. The space is equal to the usual thickness of mortar used inbrick walls. It will also be seen from Figure 1 that the slots arearranged in staggered form throughout the wall so that? the wall 16 whencovered with the shingles will have the appearance of a brick wall.

A wall covered with my improved shingle laid in the manner shown inFigure 1 will greatly enhance the appearance of a wall and a house withthe walls covered in such a manner will have the general appearance of abrick or brick encased house.

The colours used in the manufacture of the shingle may be red and black,or any desired combination which will simulate the combination of abrick colour and a mortar colour.

Having thus described my-invention, what I claim is:

1. A wall comprising horizontal courses of shingle strips, each striphaving a plurality of tabs formed along the lower edge, the tabs beingdivided by slots, said tabs being brick coloured to a depth slightlyless than the depth of the slots, the remaining part of the shinglebeing of a mortar colour, the courses being laid with the slots of eachcourse stag gered with the slots of the adjacent courses, and with thetabs of each course overlapping the mortar coloured body portions of asubjacent course to expose vertical strips of mortar colour through theslots, and also being laid with the lower edge of each course spacedfrom the upper margin of the brick coloured tabs of a subjacent courseto ex ose horizontal strips of mortar colour there y simulating 5 thevertical and horizontal mortar joints of a brick wall.

2. A wall comprising horizontal courses of shingle strips, each stripbeing made of fibrous material covered with a waterproofing compound andone surface covered with a granular wear resisting material, saidshingle having slots along one edge dividing it into a series of tabseach substantially the length of a brick, said tabs being coloured tosimulate brick, the depth of the colouring from the slotted edge beingless than the depth of the slot, the remaining part of the shingle beingof a colour to simulate mortar when laid in awall, the courses beinglaid with the slots of'each course staggered with the slots of theadjacent courses, and with the tabs of each course overlapping themortar coloured body portions of a subjacent course to expose verticalstrips of mortar colour through the slots, and also being laid with thelower edge of each course spaced from the upper margin of the brickcoloured tabs of a subjacent courseto expose horizontal strips of mortarcolour thereby simulating the vertical and horizontal mortar joints of abrick wall;

3. A wall comprising overlapping horizontal courses of shingle strips,each strip being made of fibrous material covered with 'a waterproofingcompound and one surface covered with granular wear-resisting material,said shingle having slots along one edge dividing it into a series oftabs each substantially the length of a brick, said tabs being coloredto simulate brick, the remaining .portions of-the strip'carrying a bandof a color to simulate mortar when laid in a wall, the courses beinglaid with the slots of each course staggered withrthe slots of adjacentcourses, and with the tabs of each course overlapping the mortar coloredbody portion of a sub acent course to expose vertical strips of mortarcolor through the slots, and also being laid with the lower edge of thebrick colored areasof each course spaced from the upper margin of thebrick colored tabs of a subjacent course by horizontal strips of mortarcolor, thereby simulating a brick wall with vertical and horizontalmortar joints.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

CLARENCE P. COWAN.

